Container or receptacle.



Patented Nov. 16, 14915.

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EDWARD C. ANGELI', 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.; ASSIGNOR, :BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,TOy

SINGLE SERVICE BOTTLE CORPORATION O'F NEW fYORK, OF NEW YORK, Y., A

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Application 'filed August 19, 1915. Serial No. 46,330.

To all whom t may concern: l

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. ANGEL'L, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county, and State ofN ew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Containers orReceptacles, of which the following is a .specilica'tion -in suchposition.

Itis the object of the present invention to provide an improvedreceptacle or container of this character, and 'particularly to`implace.

proved method and'means of securing the overlapped sides of the rolledsheet, to close In the drawing I ing a part vof this spec1cation,F1gure1 is a front elevation of a receptacle or container' with an embodimentof my invention applied thereto and showing the same in closedcondition.. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig.

' 3 is a perspective viewshowing in full lines the normal. condition ofthe container when empty, and in dotted lines when it is collapsed,andbeing partly broken away to show the' construction of the bot om.Fig. 4 is a plan view of the 'sheet ol material from 'which Ithe tube isrolled up! Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view showin the manf ner ofsecuring the overlapped* sides by a clamping strip. Fig.`.6 is asectional detail of the upper end'ofthe container to show lthe manner ofclosing the same. Fig. .7 is a sectional detail to illustrate the mannerof applying the clamping strip to secure the bottom. Fig. 8 is aperspective view of the upper portion of the container illustrating theclampin strip secured to the inner sul'- face thereo Fig. 9 is aperspective view of the clamping strip shown in Fig. 8;' and Fig. 10 isa top view to show the manner the upper end, and tol secure the bottomin oficlosing the upper end' with the' str ipap- Plled to the innersurface.

` lSimilar characters ofv reference designate like parts throughout thedifferent views of the drawing.

The use of the container to which niyjin-4 vention relates is for thepurpose of carry- I ing liquids and the like, andwhich are commonlyknown`as single service packages, saidl container` after having been onceused to be thrown away or destroyed. -In the drawing I have illustrateda container of l this type which in its original conditionds of atubular or truncated cone form,- the Patented Nov. 16,1915.

larger end of which constitutes thebottom and the smaller end the top.v

The container consists of al sheet of material rolled into tubular formas shownat 11.

with the longitudinal edges overlapping.

These edges are secured together in' their' V offset as clearly shown inFig. 5, to provide two sets or rows of prongs. These prongs are forcedthrough the overlapped sides and accompanying and form upset, alternateprongs' being upset or son The bottom of the container consists of acircular' member 14 of paper, preferably somewhat heavier thanthematerial of which the tube is made. This member is preferably dished,that is, it has an annular flange 15 adapted to lie contiguous to theinner surface of the rolled sheetV with the edges of the flangelsubstantially flush with the bottom end of the' tube. To strengthen thebottomk and the tube adjacent. thereto, and to assureJ the botton frombeing forced out by the pressure of the contents of the container aclamping strip lsimilar to the clamping strip Al2 engages outsideof thecontainer with its prongs forced theref through and the annular flangeof the bottom and upset thereby.A securely fastening the bottom., i

The opener top end .of the 'container is adapted to'be pinched togetheror collapseu and secured together in its colla sed condi- Y tion. Forthis urpose I provi e a pliable metallic strip 1 i which may be similarto the strip utilized to secure the sides together, but preferablyhaving two sets or -rows of prongs 18, 19, as clearly shewninFigs. 1, 2,3 and 4. This strip is of a length'-less than one half the circumferenceof the upper or open end of the container, and is adapted to be attachedto the outer and at ne side of the container adjacent the upper end. Forthis purpose both sets or rows of prongs are forced through the materialof the container and one set, preferably the lower row, upset erclenched to clamp the strip to the container, vthe other row of prongs,preferably the upper row, projecting through the mate.- rial of thecontainer, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. When the container is in thisconditionwith the clamping strips 12, 16 and 17 applied thereto thewhole is made impervious to liquid as by dipping into paralin or aparaffin bath until the whole is thoroughly coated or impregnated withthe paraflin Whenit is removed, the parafiin congealing or hardeningwhen the container is ready for use.

After the container has been lle'd and it `is' desired to close andsecurely seal the same,

theupper end of the containeris collapsed sozithat the portion of thecontainer opposite the ystrip 17 will lie adjacent to said strip whenthe prongs 18 are forced therethrough and clenched or upset, as shown inFig. 6, a suitable clamping tool preferably being utilized for thispurpose. To open the container the top with the closing member isl tornor cut off, and should only a portion of the contents be used'and it isdesired to again close the container it is only necessary to fold overthe top the side sealing or clamping member 12 being made of pliablemetal readily retaining it in such position.

In FigsS I have shown the clamping strip 17 as applied to the innersurface of the container. In this construction alternate prongs arestamped from the strip to project from opposite sides in oppositedirections as shown at 20 and 21, Fig. l9. In applying the strip theprongs 20 are forced through the material in the container and upset,and

f when the top of the container is collapsed theprougs 2l are forcedthrough that portion of the container opposite the strip as passedthrough a portion of the container adjacent the open end and one row ofprongs upset to secure .the strip outside of the container,` and theother row of prongs When said end is collapsed adapted to pass througha'portion of the container opposite to the strip and be upset to closeand secure said end; and a paraffin coating for the paper and appliedmetallic strips, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A receptacle or container comprising a. sheet of pliableinaterialrolled into tubular form with its longitudinal edges overlapping; apliable metallic strip having prongs to engage in said overlapped edgesand be upset to secure said edges together; a flanged circular member toengage in one end of the rolled sheet with the ange lying adjacent theinner surface of the tube to close one end; a pliable metallic striphaving prongs to extend around the vtube with the prongs passing throughthe tube and the flange of the cir"ular member and be upset to securethe circular member in place and close one end; a pliable metallic stripof a length substantially one-half the diameter of the tube and havingtwo rows of prongs, both rows of prongs adapted to pass throughoneportion of the tube and one row of prongs upset to secure the stripto the container, and an impervious coating for the sheet with theapplied Strips, and said open end of thetube adapted vto be collapsedandthe other row of prongs forced through the portion of the containeropposite to the strip and upset to secure said open end of the containerin closed condition.

EDWARD C. ANGELL.

